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Chapter 3 the Sacrifices we Make
"You think you can defeat me?" Beryl said laughing, "I wasted your mother once before and you wouldn't dare try to use that while the captain of that ship is here. Oh, yes I am quite aware that he is here." She said brandishing a pair of sharp small teeth.
" Mr. Scott pull them out of there!" Spock yelled into the comm.
" I cannot sir, they have placed an energy field around their ship we can't pull them out."
" Keep trying Scott!"
" Beryl bring no harm upon him I will take his place," Serena said looking at Beryl.
" Exactly what I wanted to hear Princess." Beryl said as she took hold of a silver chain and pulled it near her, both Kirk and McCoy were bound to it, they seemed to be unconscious.
" Now Princess prepare to board my ship and no funny business or I will not
hesitate to destroy that craft." The transmission ended.
" Well scouts it was one hell of a trip," Serena said clutching the crystal firmly in her hand, not wanting to let it go.
" Serena, we can not hand over the crystal this may sound cold and callous of me to say, but these people are expendable." Mars whispered to Serena " They may be kind but—
" The good of the many out weigh the needs of the few." Spock finished Mar's sentence. Serena looked at everyone and then looked at Seline who had her regular clothes on, an idea was formulating in her mind.
" Sailor Moon I'll take your place she won't realize that we switched." Seline said walking towards the scouts, " I will create a distraction, Spock you must hightail it out of here as soon as you get the captain and the doctor back do not wait for me I will not be coming back."
" That is very noble of you Ms. Tsukino—
" And that's the way I want to go Mr. Spock." Seline said sharply.
Dhalia'th was too proud of her friend to be in a state of sadness.
" Then it will be done Ms. Tsukino, here take this pen and say turn me into sailor moon." Luna said as she handed Seline the magic moon pen. Seline did just that and in a sparkle and glimmer her apparel was that of Sailor Moon's, it was then that the likeness between the both of them became apparent.
Seline looked at her chest and realized that there was an exact replica of the crystal on her broach.
" This isn't right Luna," Serena said looking at Seline, " You should not give your life this is my quarrel."
" These are my friends and companions Serena I must do what I can to save them you would do the same, but you have something that you cannot give and I have nothing to lose." Seline said calmly, " Besides I have this," Serena said pulling out a small phaser, " I figure I can take a couple of them with me eh, send me there now." Seline said as she placed herself in the center of the sailor scouts, they knew what they had to do…
Seline knew this was her destiny she was never happy until now knowing that she would finally be able to contribute to a cause, her body felt at peace and she took one last look around the bridge before it vaporized…
Seline's eyes opened and saw the interweaving crystals that made up the interior of the dark craft. It was cold and humid nothing actually human could live in there for long.
" Serena…" Said a cold masculine voice from the shadows, " A wise choice it was to surrender the crystal."
" Who are you?" Serena yelled out.
" Don't you recognize my voice?" said the man as he stepped out of the darkness and allowed her to look at him. Seline held her breath not wanting to breath, it was the young man from the picture in Serena's room, but the small glint of warmth in his face was gone replaced by cruelty.
" I do not know you." Seline said curtly, " Take me to your Queen I am done with this idiocy."
Endymion almost looked Hurt, Seline caught on quickly to the situation this man had once been Serena's lover.
" What did you expect me to do, run and kiss you?" Seline said taunting the man despite his good looks Seline found him to be repulsive.
Endymion grinned, " There is no time for that your death is at hand."
" I understand that now take me to your Queen." Seline said, " I have what you desire and I expect that you allow the captives to leave."
Endymion said nothing and led her away to the Queen's chambers.
" Vat is taking so long!" Chekov said impatiently, " You don't think that witch would take back her promise?"
Chekov had spoken for everyone aboard the ship; they all knew that any more fire from the ship would be the end of them all. However, they would not leave without their captain.
The scouts watched the view screen with no expression they had faith that all would go well but in case something went wrong they were prepared to take whatever precautions necessary.
Serena was the only one betraying any emotion.
" Mr. Sulu did the Captain and the Doctor manage to implant any of the explosives prior to their capture." Spock said. Sulu's hands deftly went over his control panel scanning the craft.
" Just a few sir, all will be detonating in a couple of minutes, we don't have much time."
" Mr. Chekov start the engines we will have to leave them behind if they do not come soon." Spock said knowing that the crew may hate him for the rest of his life.
" Aye sir." Chekov said quietly placing the commands. Uhura cursed silently to herself as she wiped small tears from her eyes, she understood there was nothing they could do unless Seline did her job quickly.
Beryl sat on her throne gazing off into her own view screen unaware of what the crew of the enterprise had in store.
" My Lady the Princess is here." Endymion said pushing Seline forward. Beryl's rouge eyes brightened.
" Well Queen Beryl release them and I shall give you this." Seline said holding out the crystal in her palm, " I am done and here to do your bidding."
Beryl's hands waved over the comatose bodies of Kirk and McCoy reviving them and undoing the silver chain.
Kirks eyes fluttered open and he realized again where he was and looked directly at Seline. He was about to call out her name, but Seline's eyes told him to do otherwise.
" Well I will send them away for you, but answer me This Princess, how is it that these humans are special enough to deserve this sacrifice of yours. Somehow I am not so sure I want that crystal anymore the energy on that ship is good enough to pit it against that crystal.." Beryl said hesitantly.
" Don't be greedy Beryl I have what you want let them go there isn't enough time.."
" There is plenty of time for me not for you I am afraid." Beryl said flicking her wrist both McCoy and Kirk vanished.
" Are they safe aboard the ship?" Seline demanded. Beryl nodded. The view screen showed the Enterprise leaving.
Seline smiled and pulled out her phaser on the Queen and all of hell broke Loose.
" IN MY DOMAIN YOU WILL NOT WIN!" Beryl screamed as the explosives went off aboard the ship.
" That was not my intention Queen Beryl," Seline flung the fake crystal at Beryl, "This will hopefully be your end as well."
Seline shot the killer rays at Beryl from her phaser each one hitting her in the chest. The queen sent a burst of dark energy at Seline, which sent her crashing into the wall.
" Insolent little whore I will destroy you with the very gift you presented me." Beryl said placing the crystal on her dark scepter.
Seline smiled despite the pain that seared in her body Beryl did not yet understand what was going on.
" Why do you smile even in your death Princess!" beryl yelled as the crafts interior was destroying itself all around them, " I can escape this and you will not! Stop SMILING!" Beryl sent a dark crystal right through Seline's abdomen.
" I am not Serena…" Seline smiled with her last breath and collapsed. The last thing she saw was the look of reality dawning on Beryl's face and then a white light…
The Captain and the Doctor materialized on the bridge of the ship.
" Tsukino is still in there Spock get her out of there!" Kirk said reaching over to his chair, Spock immediately got up.
"Spock!" McCoy yelled, " Did you hear the captain the girl is still in that death trap."
" I heard him Dr. McCoy…" Spock stopped and looked in to the view screen the ship was beginning to implode, " We need to leave right now."
Chekov nodded and the ship began to leave the sector.
" Captain we do not have time to explain." Spock said coldly. Dhalia'th began to sob quietly to herself; Uhura hugged her in attempts to provide comfort.
Serena and the other sailor scouts put their heads down.
The craft disintegrated carrying whatever life there was left in it to an end.
" Spock? Why we could have saved her." Kirk said almost furiously. Serena turned and looked at Kirk.
" Tsukino?" Kirk said in relief.
" No captain, I am afraid not."
The Enterprise reached the orbit around Mars thousands of miles away form the destruction.
" I am Princess Serenity of the Moon and these are My Sailor Scouts." Serena said in to the Commanding crew of the enterprise.
" Why all the charades?" Kirk asked curtly very bitter about loosing his science officer, " Why did you not explain?"
Serena was out of words; they had come very close to giving Beryl the crystal.
" We are very sorry about Seline Tsukino, but she did what she did to save your ship and to maintain the well being of our universe." Mercury said trying to explain it to Kirk. He sighed and looked at Spock, who nodded at him confirming the veracity of what mercury had said.
" She will receive the highest honors any Starfleet officer can receive for her brave deeds. Assuming that we can ever get home." Kirk said defeated realizing that the ship was in no condition for any sort of drastic attempts.
" We can help you with that." Venus said, " The crystal Serena it can help them?"
Serena looked down at the crystal it was both a blessing and a curse.
" Even in her death Seline has saved you." Serena said sadly, " I ask that all of you concentrate on your home your universe, I am going to need all the energy I can get to send you home."
" Can you really do it?" McCoy said eyeing the small crystal.
" If you believe." Serena said placing the crystal on her moon scepter.
" Uhura send on a message through out the entire ship tell them that they need to think of home, tell them we are going home." Kirk said giving the last bit of faith he had.
" Sailor's lets do this …MOON CRYSTAL POWER!" Serena Waved her wand in a circular motion collecting every amount of energy and focused it on the thoughts of everyone aboard the ship. The scouts formed a half circle and focused the energy of their powers into the crystal.
" Home, send these people home." Serena thought to herself as the light of the crystal overpowered the room it was so bright that she lost sight of all the rest. Time seemed to bend in her fingers and for just and instant she saw Seline smiling at her it was done.
Every one woke up.
Kirk lifted his head he was back on the bridge not sure whether they had been successful.
" Sulu, Sulu!" Kirk said trying to wake him up.
" What Captain?" Sulu said lifting his head from the panel.
"Where are we?"
Sulu quickly looked over at his panel, " Sir, we are home."
" They did it!" Kirk said clenching his fist in excitement they made it home, " Spock we are home!"
" I heard Captain," Spock said looking out into the familiar stars in space.
" Prepare a message to Starfleet report to them the death of Lieutenant Tsukino and the honors she shall receive for act of bravery and send her family my condolences." Kirk said as he looked at Dhalia'th, Seline's best friend. " Chekov set coordinates to the nearest star base and lets get the hell out of here."
" Aye Captain."
Epilogue
" And that is what happened to your Daughter Mr. And Mrs. Tsukino" Dhalia'th said as she took in a drink of tea, Seline's mother was crying into her husband's shoulder.
" We are grateful for your service Ms. Dhalia'th it is a comfort to us learning about her death."
" I wish my visit to your home would have been for other reasons, but I have brought you several medals in her honor and the sword given only to those whom gave it there all, I hope they bring honor to your family." Dhalia'th said giving them the relics of glory and such.
" Ms. Dhalia'th I want you to know that Seline thought of you very highly in fact she loved you as much as a she would a sister had she one. You know her birthday was coming soon, but now I will have no daughter to present it to, here you may have it Dhalia'th for being such a good friend to my daughter." Ms. Tsukino handed Dhalia'th something a small packet.
" Thank you Ms. Tsukino I will treasure it always I must take my leave of you now may the great bird of the galaxy bless you." And with that said Dhalia'th left the small cottage.
As she made her way to the small transporting booth she unwrapped the small brown packet and got the shock of her life.
Within the brown paper lay a golden chain bound to a small spherical crystal shining mischievously in the daylight.
The End!
Note to all readers: To all of those who read or review my gratitude to all flamer's and encourager's alike. Writing this little diddy was no easy task for me seeing as that I have many other projects. This is probably the corniest, badly written and loophole infected story in all of Fanficiton archives, but I am proud of it and I love it! I love Star Trek and Sailor moon if you are at all offended by poor story quality I am really sorry!